I really wish it had covered TVM and maybe even concepts of valuation and different measures of risk. Understanding TVM is the one thing that may keep kids from jumping at all those credit card offers they are about to receive; I never understood how they completely ignored that point.

You have done a great job by already by starting off early for your daughters college education. Personally I would have been better off if I had learned finance management early.

Take care and cheers

I think every high school should have a money management class. I started teaching my kids about money early, by getting them their own bank cards and making them responsible for a portion of their own purchases. If they wanted something bad enough, they would save their allowances until they could afford it, otherwise they did without.

My older son (he’s 22 now and a carpenter) finally got his first vehicle after putting away a portion of his pay for a year into savings. He was able to pay cash and avoid all the hassle of bank loans or leases. That’s the difference.

Take care;
Anna

In our official education curriculum, there is no personal financial management module. Though I heard from some friends, some schools are now engaging outside trainers to teach kids financial intelligence. I’m not sure about the exact contents, however, I could say it’s good start.

My days in school passed by quickly without the slightest clue about money management. You’d probably have read about my personal experience and mistakes with money management on my blog. I always say, I’d be a rich woman now, if only I learnt how to manage my money when I was younger.

That’s why I strongly agree that learning how to control one’s money would be of more help to most people. I can’t remember much about chemistry, except on dates
And that’s why I’ve included some articles on teaching kids money sense on my blog.

Bottom line to me -not all families teach kids how to manage money properly. To bridge the divide between the rich and the poor, the education system could do something.

Coincidental? Still, it’s an interesting find.

Good article, I have been involved with financial management most of my life but i didn’t learn it in school, I was fortunate enough to learn from my peers and my family. It would highly beneficial for chidlren to learn financial management in school.

Imagine having financial knowledge by the time you left high school, it would be great, however not so good for the Government.

Thanks for the post, you have a good blog here.